Abdominal supporter.



L. M. PAYNE. ABDOMINAL SURPORTER. APPLICATION FILED NOV 30, 1912.

Patented Sept. 8, 19141.

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This invention relates 'eo'en ehdominslsupporter or surgical bondage, and the ob ject is to provide an improved amide-shell may he used upon the oi eiifiher male orfemale patients when loiieroted upon for appendicitis or other disessesjif similar locasion, so that the natural bodily form may be preserved or maintained; during and eiwr convalescence. The supporter may also be employed to advantage by females during,

pregnnncv and during convalescenee miter The supporter consists, briefly, of o eomv :pressmmbandage or body-pension sclslpieni to circumscribe the person of the wearer above the hips, suitably steyerl in the buck, and supplied either at the irons, back or sides Wiijli one or more suitable oockets for holding a pad or cushion or plurality of pads, as may he required; and a supporting portion comprising two endless loops eeeh connected with the body-portion and adopted. to encircle one of the legs or hips, e eb, strip or insertion of substantially triangn: lar or V-shape being employed at the from and below the bGdY-POItlOR for connecting the upper parts of the loops with said bodyportion, said triangular part conforming to the normal shape of the lower part of the abdomen and tending to hold she upper parts of the loops together, said supportingporizion operating to sustain the bOiljJ-POI- tion and preventing it from Working or moving upward! Vl hile I do not lin'iit myself to any particular material, i prefer s knitted fabric, and linen, silk or cotton rosy be used #10 advantage.

Wish the foregoing objects in View and others to he mentioned, the invention eonoi the novel eonstructiom formotioii combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illusrsied in the aceomoanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a front view of the supporter, a part of the person of the wearer also being shown. Fig. 2 is a. rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged. detail relating to Specification oi Li, evs EZaieui.

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Q hei view in transverse section to clearly showshe use of sie e insertedwiizhin and loiigi'zn linsliy of the hands-oi the enrls of the ooirapresion bandsgeor bodywor- "gion. liigz is es ileoeil relating. e0 1,

being :3 broiren ewsy, plan view to Show the formosion o'ifna pocket anrl e pr/si' inserted therein. Fig; 5 is e side View of a j- Referring HOW to the drawing fore more poieieuler zlescription, the abdominal supporter eoxnsists, in pliers, of a hsnriegefi of: sizifisshle adopted to encircle part of the hoolyofhhe wearer inimediore'ly shove the hips, its ends being provide ciwith. transverse; bends-7 presses With-steys 8-of- Whiilebone or other suitable elastic rosterial, so prevent-buckling or wrinkling orZ- -ohe fabric, and hyihssns oi'ihe lacing a'? shown in she chewing said hondsge his be meioizeined'iiij e tent eondition, if iieeireolg upon the person of'rlhe "wearer.

In order thee-the bandage 8 new be pro vented irom moving or slipping-3 ilpwmrlly and s further support may he giro viclechihe pair-of enclless loopsfi is em ployerl. These loops are alike informgend by means of seams a, the inner or upper edge of each loop is connecied iothe lower edge of the bandage, the Wil'lih of she/Ii being such me their outer or iower eilges 52 will preferably rerminete inimeclieseiy helow the hips of the wearer es shown in the drawing, ssid loops being ineieecl ahiiheir' inner portions to provicle edges 0 eiilsendiiig divergently from the medial line so their unChon d Wlilh the lower erige oi; the from side of the bondage 6, one: providin eoiges e extending substantially ciivergen item the medial line to their gunoi-ion f Wlfiil hands 7, at the ilGl'iIllX'liLlS oi ssici bandage.

'ilge seppoiwer as thus for deseriheri is Ma led to cover substantially all of parflof the hotly of the wearer at and meclieiely above and below the hips. it should be of such shape that it will corre spond suhstaniislly to the form the wearer, and if manufactured of a soft 011 firmly woven or knitted material, it may he comilortehly worn and will sustain the stresses incident to its use, the extremitiesg of the loops, when the article is were, being disposed between the legs ano'l operating as holdcr-members to prevent an upward .iovement of the loops and bandage-per tion 6. 1'

'While I have shown a limited Width or y with the lower substantially V-shape,

within which length for the loo 8 and bandage-portion, 1 donot wish to imit myself in this respect, and they msy heve such size and proportion as may be required to substantially correspond to the vform. oi the wearer, as above mentioned Edgescme be said to be outwsrdly-divergent with re erenoe to each other, and, connected with these edges and edge at the front of bandage 6, is an insertion, strip or web 10 of to operate as a. support-for the lower part oi the abdomen and also, whenworn,:.to maintain edges 0 arnllel. with the grains of the person. 0th of these functions'ere important. The connection between member 10 and the edges 0 of members 9 is immediately dissent to the fold or crease where the abdomen join each thigh, and parallel therewith, and herefore this art of the support, when'worn, more nearuy conforms to the shape of the person than it otherwise would.

At ii, best shown in Fig. 4, is indicated a pocket provided for the bandage portion 6, 2r pad 12 may be inserted. While this pocket is shown to be substantially at the medial line and it the front of the supporter, it may of course be arranged to be either side of said line or at the rearpart, if desired, the object being to provide on additional pressure against a certain part of the body in the abdominal region, and i do not wish to limit myself to exactness in the location of the pocket, or to the shape, size or degree of solidity of the pad or cushion.

The eiiect derii'ed by use of the paid, in surgery, will be the correction of any defeet in the form of the body occasioned by the operation, and inother instances-it may be worn by females during may be used by men or their uses having been fully exp duced b reg nancy or after child-birth, and the poo et, therefore, should not be limited to any particular location or part of the bandage-portion 6, but

should be provided at such part thereof as may be required.

The abdominal support thus described women, its parts besame in either instance. When the hose supporters It may The several parts and ing the worn by women, add to its usefulness.

further description relating to operation is not necessary.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- A supporter comprisin a bandage adapted to encircle the body oi the wearer,v at and above the waist line,.means for adjustably connecti 'tb endsof the bandage, a. plurality of ip and thigh members secured to the lower edge of the bandage, their front end portions being spaced apart near their upper edges and approaching each other at their lower edges, said lower edges forming a continuous portion for encircling each thigh, and a V-shaped device conformable to the figure, connecting the spaced ends oi the hip and thigh portions with each other and connecting diagonally each spaced end with thelower edge or waist line of the bandage below the the means connecting the ends of the ban age.

In testimony whereof I have ufiixed. my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LORI M. PAYNE.

Witnesses Hrnmr A. STUncEs, .Irzsz Bonnnf direct line of strain proained, c 

